Marcus Miller

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— Marcus Miller (@MarcusMiller959) May 24, 2016

Marcus Miller At Newport

by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON

Few musicians today are as versatile as Marcus Miller: bassist, keyboardist, bass clarinetist, film composer, producer and more. He does jazz, rock, jazz-rock, pop, R&B, smooth jazz — anything that black musicians have invented in the last half-century. He was in Miles Davis' last band, and the ethos of that music tends to carry over into his own. His band, including trumpet assassin Sean Jones, closes out day one on the main Fort stage.

Set List - All compositions by Marcus Miller.
"Detroit"
"Redemption"
"Revelation"
"Jekyll & Hyde"
"Gorée"
"Tutu"

Personnel
Marcus Miller, electric bass
Lee Hogans, trumpet
Alex Han, saxophones
Brett Williams, keyboards
Adam Agati, guitar
Louis Cato, drummer

Read more: http://www.npr.org/event/music/208275623/marcus-miller-live-in-concert-newport-jazz-2013?ft=1&f=10002

Montreux jazz festival draws Prince, Sting, Marcus Miller

LAUSANNE, April 19 — Prince, Leonard Cohen and Marcus Miller will headline the Montreux Jazz festival in July, expanded by the opening of a third concert hall “Lab”, organisers said yesterday.

Cohen will open the 47th edition of one of Europe’s most prestigious summer music events, on July 4, and give a second concert the following night.

Prince was already booked for three back-to-back evenings (July 13-15) at the festival running from July 4-21, the first since the death of founder and director Claude “Funky” Nobs in January after a skiing accident.

“Three nights, three shows, he’s back. It is a huge honour,” festival director Mathieu Jaton said at a news conference in Lausanne. “We never know what Prince will do, or who he’s coming with, but we’re used to his incredible surprises.”

Tickets for Prince — ranging from 175 Swiss francs (RM572) to 395 francs — are already sold out, while all others go on sale this morning (0800 GMT)

Other highlights include Sting on the 16th, the electronic group Kraftwerk on the 17th, Diana Krall on the 18th and Joe Cocker on the 20th.

For blues fans, Bonnie Raitt opens on the 11th for Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite. Brian May of Queen fame and Deep Purple appear on the 19th and are likely to jam, says Jaton.

Claudia Leitte headlines the traditional Brazilian night on the 12th, along with Tulipa Ruiz and Gal Costa.

Miller, a top American bass player injured in a bus accident in Switzerland in November, returns to the Montreux stage on the 21st, opening for an 80th birthday concert for Quincy Jones.

Read more: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/montreux-jazz-festival-draws-prince-sting-marcus-miller/

Marcus Miller - Scoop

Marcus Miller - Marcus

There’s a big buzz about MARCUS! Marcus Miller’s latest CD that is. The Grammy-award winning multi-instrumentalist/composer is on a roll with a fresh new band and a new sound that demands attention because of its funky new attitude and exciting energy. The highly successful bassist partners up with such luminaries as Corinne Bailey Rae on “Free,” re-envisions a range of pop and jazz standards including Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” and Nat King Cole’s “When I Fall In Love” not to mention his own uberjam “Blast” and three signature funk/jazz jams titled “Pluck,” “Strum,” and “Ooh.” With his signature licks front and center, Miller conveys his brand of excellence in fully-realized rhythms that not only compliment his guest artists but inspire them to give it all they’ve got. Miller’s innovative spoken word compositions are happening in a variety of time signatures and come equipped with some very sensual content that only his musical voice can express. “Cause I Want You,” spotlights Miller’s skilled ability to communicate the emotional content of a lyric and making you feel that “in love type love!” Yeah! Pass the envelope…and the winner is! He then proceeds to perform just above a whisper on his bass clarinet giving “When I Fall In Love,” a refined melodic approach that shows his romantic nature. “Lost Without You,” is taken to a new level and features both Taraji P. Henson in her spoken word debut while the other version emphasizes Miller’s finesse as a melody maker with Lalah Hathaway expressing herself as only she can. MARCUS is hot, hot, hot and this recording should do very well because of its broad appeal to a cross-generational audience, the great songs, and the wonderful talent represented on the CD.
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